This year’s Family BBQ will be on Sunday 21 February from 11:30am. It will be at same place as last year – Synergy Parkland in Kings Park (see map).
As always, a BBQ will be provided free, including freshly cooked okonomiyaki! Soft drinks etc will also be free – if you want alcohol, it’s BYO.
As in past years, the Consulate-General will also be providing some watermelons for dessert and suika-wari.
This picnic is a great chance to catch up with friends or make new ones in a relaxed, family-friendly environment. Bring your kids!RSVPs would be appreciated by 17 Feb – thanks! This is not just for members, btw.

2. AGM

This year’s AGM will be on Friday 12 March at a venue and time TBA. Finger food and drinks will be provided – members only for this one!
We hope you can make it down to hear our year in review and see what is in store for next year. There will be nominations/elections for committee positions as usual – as noted previously, all positions are nominally vacant!
We have had quite a few nominations already, but we are always looking for more. In particular, we have the ANZ Regional Conference in Perth this year, so the more hands on deck the better! If you want to be involved but can’t commit to an “executive” position, feel welcome to join the active group of General Members of the committee – this past year General Members have made great contributions.
Please RSVP by Friday 5 March – but earlier is better!

3. Quiz Night

This year’s quiz night is as usual at the UWA Tavern, presented jointly with UWA JAPSSOC. It will kick off from 6:30pm on Wednesday 31 March.Dinner is provided, and drinks are at your own expense from the bar. There will be lots of prizes and plenty of fun as usual.
We had 100 people attend last year, and we hope to beat that to top of 09-10’s year!
Details are TBC, but we anticipate it will be a $5 cover charge – please RSVP early to enable setup of tables, and pay on the night! Attendance is not just for members, as always.

4. Photo exhibition

From 21 – 30 January at Gallery Central (formerly Central TAFE Art Gallery), you can see the free exhibition Gazing at the Contemporary World: Japanese Photography from the 1970s to the Present. Presented in association with the Japan Foundation, this exhibition of photographs ponders the transformations of Japanese society, with the growth of cities at the expense of traditional communities. It’s open Mon to Fri 10-4.4.5 and Sat 2-4.45, but closed Australia Day.

JETAAWA representatives attended the opening party last week and reports were that the photography is great – check it out for yourselves!

5. Job opportunity

We have caught wind of a job opportunity for a JET with an accounting background at a leading Japanese resources firm in Perth.
If you might be interested, please contact us for more info.

6. Committee meeting

The Feb committee meeting is TBC.

7. kaiWA

kaiWA continues as usual this Thursday Jan 28 and Feb 11. Come along to 43 Below from 530 to chat in English/Japanese!